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.460 S&W Magnum
« on: September 05, 2009, 11:29:20 AM »
Is there any plans for the .460 S&W Magnum to be made into a Handi? I saw Ruger made a No. 1 in that caliber with a 22 inch barrel. That I would imagine would add quite a bit of velocity to the already speedy cartridge? Quick, any idea? What velocity do you all think would be possible with this set-up in a Handi with the same barrel length?
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Re: .460 S&W Magnum
« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2009, 11:35:32 AM »
Tim reamed his 45lc to 460 S&W.  We're still waiting for the range report  ;) ;) Hint Hint....


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Re: .460 S&W Magnum
« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2009, 11:38:30 AM »
HAHA well, I want to know!   ;D I would think it would do very well! I know people are making 190-200 yd shots on whitetails with the X-Frame revolvers.
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When an Army captain asked him for the direction of the line of retreat, Col Puller called his Tank Commander, gave them the Army position, and ordered: "If they start to pull back from that line, even one foot, I want you to open fire on them."
Turning to the captain, he replied "Does that answer your question?
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Re: .460 S&W Magnum
« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2009, 12:48:22 PM »
It's been to the range a couple times with 250gr SSTs and 200gr Hornady factory ammo, accuracy was less than satisfactory at 2½"-3" 100yd groups, velocity with the factory ammo was nearly 2900fps, just shy of 2500fps with the 250gr SST & H110. I want to try the 300gr SST and 275gr Barnes next.

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Re: .460 S&W Magnum
« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2009, 01:24:11 PM »
Wow. How was the recoil? What was it comparable to?
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When an Army captain asked him for the direction of the line of retreat, Col Puller called his Tank Commander, gave them the Army position, and ordered: "If they start to pull back from that line, even one foot, I want you to open fire on them."
Turning to the captain, he replied "Does that answer your question?
We're here to fight."
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Re: .460 S&W Magnum
« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2009, 02:07:59 PM »
It has no recoil.......in a lead sled!!! So I can't really tell ya for sure, but this recoil calculator says it's about 24.4lbs with the 200gr and 26.3lbs for the 250gr, a bit more than a top 45-70 trapdoor load, 300gr @1800fps.

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http://www.handloads.com/calc/recoil.asp

http://www.chuckhawks.com/recoil_table.htm
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Re: .460 S&W Magnum
« Reply #6 on: September 05, 2009, 02:18:51 PM »
Not horrible then. Thats good.
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When an Army captain asked him for the direction of the line of retreat, Col Puller called his Tank Commander, gave them the Army position, and ordered: "If they start to pull back from that line, even one foot, I want you to open fire on them."
Turning to the captain, he replied "Does that answer your question?
We're here to fight."
- Chesty Puller at Koto-ri in Korea

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